| Persons aged 15 to 74 years1 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From 2016 updated selection basis of the sample based on the 2011 Census. 1: Population in private households. 2: Sum of unemployed and underemployed and potential labour force. 3: Share of the underemployed in the employed. 4: Share of the overemployed in the employed. 5: Share of (Unemployed + Underemployed + potential labour force) in the (economically active population + potential labour force). | |||||||||
| in 1 000 | |||||||||
| Population | 30,953 | 30,894 | 30,821 | 30,757 | 30,797 | 30,880 | 30,801 | 30,830 | 30,852 |
| Economically acitve population | 19,014 | 19,060 | 19,295 | 19,427 | 19,532 | 19,898 | 19,983 | 20,045 | 20,271 |
| Persons in employment | 17,951 | 18,071 | 18,346 | 18,525 | 18,705 | 19,151 | 19,319 | 19,460 | 19,717 |
| Full-time | 9,705 | 9,785 | 9,677 | 9,840 | 9,862 | 10,124 | 10,212 | 10,293 | 10,348 |
| Part-time | 8,246 | 8,287 | 8,669 | 8,685 | 8,843 | 9,028 | 9,107 | 9,166 | 9,368 |
| Underemployed | 1,847 | 1,686 | 1,626 | 1,525 | 1,427 | 1,349 | 1,239 | 1,109 | 1,034 |
| Full-time | 461 | 408 | 360 | 339 | 308 | 307 | 272 | 257 | 256 |
| Part-time | 1,386 | 1,278 | 1,266 | 1,187 | 1,119 | 1,042 | 967 | 851 | 778 |
| Overemployed | 407 | 383 | 383 | 409 | 461 | 532 | 619 | 623 | 640 |
| Full-time | 338 | 321 | 316 | 331 | 370 | 423 | 503 | 501 | 509 |
| Part-time | 69 | 62 | 68 | 78 | 90 | 109 | 116 | 123 | 130 |
| Unemployed | 1,063 | 989 | 949 | 902 | 827 | 746 | 664 | 585 | 554 |
| Economically inactive population | 11,938 | 11,834 | 11,524 | 11,330 | 11,265 | 10,982 | 10,819 | 10,785 | 10,581 |
| Potential labour force | 599 | 570 | 561 | 525 | 525 | 518 | 504 | 459 | 448 |
| seeking work but not immediately available | 260 | 253 | 255 | 234 | 232 | 232 | 233 | 217 | 202 |
| available to work but not seeking | 339 | 317 | 306 | 291 | 293 | 286 | 271 | 242 | 246 |
| Other economically inactive population | 11,339 | 11,264 | 10,963 | 10,805 | 10,739 | 10,464 | 10,314 | 10,326 | 10,133 |
| with a desire to work | 729 | 757 | 701 | 704 | 731 | 756 | 759 | 712 | 708 |
| without a desire to work | 10,610 | 10,507 | 10,262 | 10,101 | 10,008 | 9,708 | 9,555 | 9,614 | 9,425 |
| Unused labor supply2 | 3,509 | 3,245 | 3,136 | 2,952 | 2,779 | 2,614 | 2,407 | 2,153 | 2,036 |
| in % | |||||||||
| Underemployment rate3 | 10,3 | 9,3 | 8,9 | 8,2 | 7,6 | 7,0 | 6,4 | 5,7 | 5,2 |
| Full-time | 4,8 | 4,2 | 3,7 | 3,4 | 3,1 | 3,0 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 2,5 |
| Part-time | 16,8 | 15,4 | 14,6 | 13,7 | 12,7 | 11,5 | 10,6 | 9,3 | 8,3 |
| Overemployment rate4 | 2,3 | 2,1 | 2,1 | 2,2 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 3,2 | 3,2 | 3,2 |
| Share of the potential labour force in the inactive population | 5,0 | 4,8 | 4,9 | 4,6 | 4,7 | 4,7 | 4,7 | 4,3 | 4,2 |
| Share of the unused labour supply in the population | 11,3 | 10,5 | 10,2 | 9,6 | 9,0 | 8,5 | 7,8 | 7,0 | 6,6 |
| Unused labor supply rate5 | 17,9 | 16,5 | 15,8 | 14,8 | 13,9 | 12,8 | 11,8 | 10,5 | 9,8 |
As at 14 October 2020